Bottle-filling machine.



o. P. M'QBWAN. BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED DBO. 2,1907.

Patented May 31, 1910.

ing device to brin entre@ enanas razrnia'r one" CHARLES F. MCEWAN, OFMARENGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORTO BOBDENS CONDENSED MILK COMPANY, A.CORPORATION NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-FILLING MACHINE.

Patentedv May 31, 19MB.,

Application filed December 2, 1907. Serial No. 404,737.

-a citizen of the United States, residing at Marengo, in the county ofMcHenry and vState of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bottle-Filling Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to bottle illing machines, and especially to animproved form by which a plurality of bottles contained in a suitabletray are successively presented to a filling device and a capping orstopping device in such manner that the alinemeiit or .egister of themouths of the bottles with the individual filling-nozzles or heads andwith the vindividual capping or stoppering parts is automaticallyassured.

In filling bottles the tray containing a set .is placed in position tobe raised b suitable'vertically moving parts of the fill]- the mouths ofthe bottles into register witi the filling-nozzles7 and after thebottles of a set are filled the tray is then placed in position for,"the caps orl stoppers to be secured in place; in dev ices as heretoforeemployed they l'alinementor registering of the bottle mouths witjhhefilling-nozzles and Icapping or stoppering devices depended upon theskill and judgment of the operator to properly place the trapssuccessively iii position with respect Ato these two machines, and it isthe primal-v object of' my invention to provide a machine which willaccomplish this work` automatic ally, thereby enabling the work to' bedone much morel accurately and expeditiously.

A. further object is to rovide a device of this character having guideseii'gagin the trays in such manner that the trays wi remain inengagement therewith during their movement to bring the bottles intocontact with the filling-nozzles, .so that the trays will not becoiuedisalined from proper position to successively register -the bottleswith the capping 'or stoppering devices.

'llie invention consists in thearrangements and organizationshereinafter described and then pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates an embodiment of myinvention- Figure l is a pers ective view of anV organization construeteand arranged to carry .preferably out. my invention; Fig. 2 is'a topplan. View of the carrier shown in Fi 1, with a bottletray in positionthereon; iig. 3 is a detail view in side elevation showin supportingbase and associated revolving s eeve for the carrier or revolving table,and Fig. 4 is av detail view of a form of pin or guide preferablyemployed on the table or carrier.

In the drawings the reference letter A 'l represents a suitable machinevfor filling bottles with any liquid,`as for example milk, and I3 abottle-closing machine, such as a capping or stopperiiig-machine, eachbeing of any suit: ble type and operated in the customary manner. TheseItwo machines are set inA suitable relation to a revolving table orcarrier C adapted to carry aI lurality of trays D, each of which hol sal The table comprises a suitable pedestal'or base having reducedupright shaft or 1standard c adapted to receive a rotatable Asleeve c2.The tray-carrying portions-of the table comprise a series of radial armsc3 rigidly connected at their iniier'ends to a flange or head c* on theupper end of the sleeve c2, and composed of angle-irons as shown; thearms are arranged in pairs as illustrated more clearly in Fig. 2 withthe vertical webs or flanges of each pair in con-- tact, and at theirouter ends the arms are angular-ly bent in tangential lines withreference to the shaft. The outer ends of the arms are connectediby acommon band c5, defining the periphery of the table, the arms beingsuitably connected to the hand c5 and to the head ad by rivets or otherfastening means. The angular portion of each arm 1s' provided with anupright in c? set inwardly from the band` at a suitable distance, asabout half the width of the trays, these pins being adapted to enteropenings in the trays to hold the same in position, as shown in Figs. land 2. The pins are of suiiicient length to remain in engagement withthe trays whentlie latter are lifted to bring the mouths of the bottlesinto register with the filling-heads or nozzles (z of the filler A. Thearms are so disposed that the angular portions of opposite arms ofadjacent pairs extend parallel with each other to constitute a base orsupport for a tray, the dist-ance between each pair of associatedangular portions of the'arms being slightly less than the length of atray and so that each tray will thereby be held by two pins c, asclearly shown in the drawings. The arms may be suitably braced, and forthis purpose I provide braces cT extending from the joint or union ofthe angular portions of each pair to the sleeve as shown. These bracesare preferably made adjustable by any suitable means, sueh as theturn-buckles c?. The table may be rotated by hand or other power, and asshown presents the trays successively to the filling machine A andcapping machine B. When a tray is positioned with respect to the fillingmachine A it is raised slightly above the plane of the table to bringVthe mouths of the bottles into register with the filling-heads ornozzles a until the bottles are filled when it is again lowered to placeon the table, this operation being performed by the moving parts a ofthe machine A in a manner well-understood in the art and which thereforeneed not be further described; and when the trays are so raised andlowered they slide up and down on the pins c as guides which hold themagainst dis-alinement- This feature is important because the continuingengagement of the pins with the trays insures the proper positioning ofthe latter on the table to bring the bottles into register with thestoppers or capsof the capping machine B when the table is rotated tocap the filled bottles.

The machines A and B are set at predetermined distance apartcorresponding to the amount of movement of the carrier necessary to movea tray from position at the first to the second machine, and in suchrelation to the tray-supports of the carrier that when the tiret tray isin position for the maopenings in position to be successively pre-vsented at predetermined points, and guides on the carrier engaging theopenings of the trays in their raisedand lowered positions on thecarrier.

3. vA revolving tray-carrier comprising a base or pedestal, a' revolvingsleeve on the base, a series of radial arms carried by the sleeve andhaving angular outer portions provided with upright pins, the angularportions of adjacent arms being parallel to form a tray-base.

4. A revolving tray-carrier comprising a base, a revolving sleeve on thebase and having an upper flange or head, a series of radial arms securedto said'head and having angular ends, the arms being arranged in pairs,a brace between the sleeve and each pair of arms, and upright pins inthe angular portions of the'arms.

5. A revolving tray-carrier` comprising a base, a revolving sleeve 011the base and having an upper flange or head, a series of radial armssecured in pairs to said flange and having angular ends, thev angularends of adjacent arms being' parallel to form a traybase and havingupright pins, and a brace extending from the sleeve to each pair ofarms.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. MCEVVAN.

Witnesses:

E. C. Roms, D. W. FITZGEARLD.

